WASHINGTON — Declaring child prostitution a "persistent threat" in America, the FBI said Monday that authorities had rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged pimps in a three-day sweep in 76 cities.

Eager kids plunged into a hailstorm of candy Saturday as floats passed along Main Street in Battle Ground. The Harvest Days parade brought smiles, excitement and a sugar rush to the thousands in attendance.

A gaggle of giggling kids dressed as superheroes greeted donors at Evergreen Park on Thursday, but the real heroes of the day weren't wearing capes. Without support from those donors, the locally treasured day camp the kids attend wouldn't exist.

AMBOY — Ruth Ham has made participation in the annual Amboy Territorial Days Celebration a family tradition. Four generations of her family have participated in the Territorial Days parade since it began in 1961, she said.

Dressed in an orange vest and plastic hard hat, 17-year-old Keziah Black was ready to clean the littered roadside of Interstate 5. Her goal to major in environmental biology prompted her decision to join a six-member crew of teens hired to clean along the roadways.